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| Battle of Ctesiphon (165) | |||||||
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| Part of the Roman-Persian Wars | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Roman Empire | Parthian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Avidius Cassius | Vologases IV | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Capable of raising many soldiers | Capable of raising many soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| Heavy | Heavy | ||||||
| Roman-Persian Wars |
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| Carrhae – Ctesiphon (165) - Ctesiphon (198) – Nisibis – Resaena – Misiche – Barbalissos – Edessa - Singara – Amida – Ctesiphon (363) – Samarra – Iberian War – Lazic War – War of 572-591 – Issus – Constantinople - Nineveh |
The Battle of Ctesiphon in 165 AD was part of the wider Roman-Persian Wars. The Persians had
tried but failed to take Armenia in the previous years, but a Roman counter-attack saw
them lay a successful siege and capture of Ctesiphon.
Aftermath
Like the previous invasion attempts, the Romans made no attempt at permanently occupying Ctesiphon. In the end, the Parthians managed to re-group. However, the Parthians were becoming steadily weaker, with more concessions given to the Roman Empire and the Parthian nobles and vassal kingdoms.
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